EU stands with the US against proposed ITU Internet changes

http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/30/eu-stands-firm-with-the-us-to-oppose-internet-tax-tracking/

by jug6ernaut • 14 years ago

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mtgx• 14 years ago

This could turn bad if the proposals are put to a vote, although ITU has said they don't want to ask for a vote, as then there will be winners and losers, and they want everyone to agree to the changes. I hope that wasn't just talk.

Even if EU loses this, I doubt they have to listen to ITU. They can just legislate that ISP's are not allowed to do that, and actually put net neutrality into law EU-wide. But content providers will still have to either pay or block their content from being seen in other countries that agreed to it, though. So it would still be a pretty bad outcome.

bcoates• 14 years ago

We have to hold their feet to the fire and make clear that righteously voting no and promising not to use the new powers isn't enough: if this law passes the US and EU countries need to leave the ITU and cut off the international calling and satellite rights cash cow with it.

jug6ernaut• 14 years ago

If something like this were to pass i can't see the EU or the US going along with it. Even more so i can't see large tech companies like Google and Facebook going along with this. While I no hard figures i could see something like this devastating there income, maybe even to an extent to where it would be cheaper for them to just block access to these regions. Maybe i am over exaggerating the matter idk, but there is no way they would willingly go along with this as it proposed.

EU stands with the US against proposed ITU Internet changes

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